The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science
Vet life can be tough—but it’s also good. So, how do we make it even better? Join inspiring conversations with veterinary trailblazers who share real stories, fresh ideas, and strategies to help the talented, passionate humans (like you!) who make up the veterinary profession thrive—in work and in life.
Hosted by Dr. Hubert Hiemstra, a veterinarian with over 20 years of experience and a passion for helping vets build happier, more fulfilling careers. Hubert brings warmth, curiosity, and a knack for asking the right questions, creating a space where the best ideas in vet med come to life.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 192
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
#34: Passion, vetting in Asia, and flying turtles! With Dr Ruan Bester.
It’s not every day you get to interrogate one of your friends, but in this episode, that’s exactly what Hugh gets to do. Dr Ruan Bester has chosen a career journey that is a bit different to that of …
What does life as a vet look like, and other questions.
In this bonus episode we answer some listener questions. One of our listeners brought it to our attention that, because of Covid, many people who are considering studying veterinary science are not a…
VV Clinical: Fluid therapy for shock, part 1. With Dr. Rob Webster.
#33: Seeing the full picture, with Victoria Johnson.
Victoria Johnson is a specialist veterinary radiologist and the founder and director of VetCt, a global leader in teleradiology and telemedicine. We dig deep into diagnostic imaging as a career choic…
#32: Healthy healthcare teams. With Roz Lindsay
Roz Lindsay’s career started as a veterinarian. After several years of working in clinical practice in both the UK and Australia, she transitioned into a career in human pharmaceuticals. This is wher…
#31: Are you ready for practice ownership? With Dr. Zach Lederhose.
VV Clinical: Next level imaging of the GI tract, with Prof. Alice Defarges.
In this episode, Alice talks about imaging of the gi tract when you suspect gastrointestinal bleeding, and specifically the use of capsule endoscopy. This is not an entirely new technology, but for a…
VV Clinical: Non-haemolytic anaemia and gastrointestinal bleeding, with Prof. Alice Defarges.
#30: Journeys of a free range surgeon.. With Dr. Bronwyn Fullagar.
VV Clinical: A practical guide to diagnosing coagulopathy, Part 2.
In part 2 we cover secondary coagulopathy, including the coagulation cascade. Bruce gives us the most simple and memorable explanation of that Y-shaped beast that you’ll ever hear, and we learn how a…
VV Clinical: A practical guide to diagnosing coagulopathy, Part 1.
In our two-part series on coagulation, we talk to Prof. Bruce Parry, a former clinical pathologist from the University of Melbourne. In part 1 we cover primary coagulation. We talk everything platele…
#29: Lead to succeed, with Paul Ainsworth.
The hardest things can be the best things. Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Rob Webster.
#28: The sum of all parts. With Dr. Adam Christman.
Our guest for this episode is a true veterinary virtuoso, so much so that’s it’s hard to pick just one single job title for him. Dr. Adam Christman is a practicing small animal veterinarian in the sa…
We’re essential, but do we believe it? Business and Leadership Series, episode 2.
#27: Connection is the key. With Dr. Alex Hynes.
Confidence and competence. Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Brooke Schampers.
#26: Teaching to learn, with Dr. Dan Phillips.
Staying in the black during the pandemic, with Paolo Lencioni.
